Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-10-11
PERSONALS and Briefs.

DR.. Eoge was expected home last night
Sunday was hot, but yesterday was hotter.
Flba Democratic Club Will meet tonight al
It's cluu-roOm, corner OF Laurel ana Broad
streets.
Judge Robertson, OF Charlottesville, arrived
in the cisy Lass night, and Is stopping at tho
Exchange.
The papers IN thc case Of the Petersburg Ar
tncry coLr,-Ilaitial Layo boon sent ~ Go.
vernon lee.
MrJ.D. x. sleght conducted the song SER
vice atuc 0Uug Men 3 Christian Ass0cia.ion
Sunday afternoon.
NJ ". }. Hcyman, Of tho firm Of yenablo &
Hcynan, Ncw YORK. Is Ia the city, and ID stop
p.ng al G. Eyonsen's.
Rcriamin Wright (colored). Of Richmond
| codutv. vas received nc the ponitentlsry yes
teIdoy - serve one year for grand larceny.
Mr.. S. J. Graham, Of Lexington. who has
| been lere for several days on vi'it 70 MS
| brOhCr.in-law, hr. Weldon Easklns, left Tor
| home yesterday evening
Mrs. william II. Plcasants, State president OF
the Wonans Christian Temperance Union
! Mrs. Pos allie j. Anderson yico- president. and
Miss NJ +. Crenshaw leave to-day 10 attend a
temperance convention at Lynchburg.
Only revenue cases were tried I'm the Hust-
| ingB Court yesterday. About fifty were dis
| poiod Of, In most OF which Judgments were GU
| tered. Some, however, were notts prosequGed
and others dismissed on payment of costs.
A miniature cannon with every detail and
| equipment. made Of material from tue war
| shin Merfimac and LIBBY Prison, has been
sent by Mr.. j. Tyler Hobson, Lee Camp, to
| Commander DAILY, IT John a. Andrew Post.
Astte cars intended ior use on tho Electric
| Line were being drawn down Broad street yes
| teiday by mules they attracted considerable
| attention, and general surprise was expire -sed
at getting summer cars a. this season OF the
| year
A Isrgely.attended meeting Of the Youne
| Mems Christian Association (,ol0red) was held
at the First Baptist church sunday night, and
addIcsse we're made by W. w. Brown, ;. =.
| sampsOn, u. J.. Lesley "a female), from Texas
and the pastor, Rev. j. II. Holmes.
The following programme OF championship
| ticycle-rnces by the Old Dominion Wheelmer
! he's teen arranged for the first day OF the Fair
| Wednesday the 26th, at II 4. NJ. First race
| one emile-open-Etrst prize, pair OF "Colum
| bia A" Tat-trap racing pedals; second prize, sil
yer-headed cale. Second ace-One half mile
| da-h-First prize, pair spade-handle tips; sc
| cond prize, y. and ;. nicBe'-platei wrench
| Third race one mile - novice - First prize
| Perfection alarm-bell; second prize, handsom,
| pair hose Fourth ace--consoladon--one nal
mlle-FiIst prize, pair full riding-tlghts; So
| cOud prize, league belt. Entrance fee, >
| cents. No machine under thirty-hye pounds
! allowed 10 ruL. Alex. X. shaap will entel
names and conduct me races.
The funeral Of Policeman John N. Hobson
which tOOk place from Lcigh-Street Baptis
| church at 800 o'clock sunday afternoon, wa'
| very largely attended. hev. ORA Goodwin apt
| Pollard conducted the services, and Captain
| Frank CUNNINGHAM aud Miss Ssllle Montg0n
cry Gang solos. large delegation Of police
| men from the Second district attended, pre-
| cedlng the bearso In carriages. Delegations o
| oficeTs from the other districts and a numbe
| Of city ofilcBls were preseat The noral tri
| butes we're most profus9 aud handsome. Tha
| contributed by the police force, consisting OF
| large and handsome pillow with "our Com
| rader on IT, was elegant. Mr.. Hobson had
very large circle OF friends, aud WAS . devote'
| husband and parent. and his loss will be deep
Iy felt In the community.
The October number Of tho Ysts- EagIdn
Historical and GsBs0iogicai Journal. Boston
Masz., IN an editorial has this 70 say OF we'll
Known citizen Of Richmond:
"Mr. Robert A. Brock, who has filled te
Office OF corresponding secretary OF the Slrgl
MIA Historical Society with distinguished aolli
ty and great usefulness for several years pas
has recently been elected secretary OF IN
southern Historical Society, 10 succeed DE-. J
William Jones, who has removed from kich
moad. All students OF AmericaG history hay
long been Indebted TO Mr.. Brock for bis etltc
rial labors on the publications OF the virgini
Historical Society, for his own histories
writings, anc for his unfeiling courtesy an
constant services 10 his numerous corrospon
delts The Southern Historical society is 70 b
congf aiClated on biz election